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WHIP GORE.

Patented Apr. 4,1882.

Nrreo STATES PATENT rrloaa HENRY MULLFiN AND JAMES NOBLE, JR., OFWESTFIELD, MASS.

WHIP-CORE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,031, dated April 4,1882. Application filed December 14, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HENRY MULLEN and JAMESNOBLE, J r., citizens of the United States, residing at Westfield, inthe county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have jointly inventednew and useful Improvements in Whip-Gores, of which the following is aspecification.

Thisinvention relates toanimproved method of constructing rawhide coresfor whips adapted to be used separate from or attached to the tip end ofan ordinary rattan center, the object being to provide a rawhide.whip-core which is more rigid than an ordinary twisted core made fromthe same material, and which permits of utilizingin its constructionparts of the rawhide which are unfit for the manufacture of solid squarerawhide cores.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is aviewofthe form in which the piece of rawhide is cut to form our improvedcore. Fig. 2 is a view of a whip-core constructed according to ourinvention and adapted to the pointed squared tipof. the ordinary rattancenter. Fig. 3 is a view of a round core made as herein described. Fig.4 is a transverse section of the cores, Figs. 2 and 3, on the lines orm. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the core, Fig. 3, on the line 0 0,and Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the core and end of the rattancenter, Fig. 2, at the line o o. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show the partssomewhat enlarged, as also is the lower end of Fig. 2. r

In the drawings, b is the core-leather. a is the cylindrical core, withits lower end joined to a square butt. a is the cylindrical core. 0 isthe rattan center.

In making rawhide cores heretofore it has been customary to form them bytwisting a narrow strip of softened rawhide or by cutting from thethickest part of the leather squared strips to form such cores. Coresmade by the first method possess but little resistance to flexure andhave little or no spring to them, and those made by the second methodare necessarily costly, being cut from the thickest part of the leather,and but few pieces can'be have a very slight diameter. The core shown inFigs. 2 and 3 represent those having their tips cut off. The said pieceof rawhide is well softened by wetting it and covered with glue, and,ifit is to be employed to make a core which is to be attached by its lowerend to the pointed tip of a common rattan center piece ordinarily placedin the butt part of a whipstock to fill up the space surrounded by thesidings,ithasitslowerend first slightly wrapped around and secured tothe tip of said rattan piece, whence a turn or two is given to the bodyof the rawhide above said rattan, to draw the leather or rawhide assolid as possible, and then the edges of said rawhide are,

guided butt to butt, much as shown in Fig. 5. At this point in theoperation a binding-cord is wound aroundsaid core by the employment ofan ordinary windingmachine in which the core is drawn horizontallythrough a central hole in a bobbin carrying revolving windingplate,while the cord winds upon said core. The edges of said rawhide havingbeen butted, as aforesaid, the winding force of the said cord causes theside of said core opposite to said edges to fold in the form shown bythe sectional view, Fig. 4, thus making substantially a solid fourfoldcore. By the aid of said glue or other suitable cement first applied tothe rawhide and thesubsequcntwinding,as aforesaid, said core when driedbecomes so solidly united as to form practically one single solid coreof great toughness and durability. Said winding-cord is removed aftersaid core becomes dry.

In making a cylindrical core as shown in Fig. 3- -that is, one which isnot calculated to be secured to a rattan piecea piece of rawhide of aless tapering form than that shown in Fig. 1 is used, and is folded andwound substantially in the manner above described. Said folded whip-coremay be secured to the split end of a rattan center such as is abovedescribed in the usual manner.

What we claim as our invention is The within-described whip-core,consisting of a 'core of rawhide folded upon itself and having its foldssolidly united by the interposition of suitable cement, substantially asset forth.

HENRY MULLEN. V I JAMES NOBLE, JR.

Witnesses:

H. A. 'CHAPIN, J. D. GARFIELD.

